Latest supermarket news – Page 282
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NewsPanic-buying shoppers empty shelves over weekend
Stores along a 19-mile stretch between Hayle and Truro in Cornwall sold out of bread, eggs, vegetables and milk
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NewsMorrisons enters 'growth phase' of three-pronged fightback
Dave Potts said core store growth was combining with growth into wholesale markets, including a deal with McColl’s
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NewsMorrisons to roll out vegan labelling on plant-based SKUs
Morrisons contacted Animal Aid to confirm the move in the wake of the animal rights group’s Mark It Vegan campaign
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NewsWhy was a resurgent Morrisons rebuffed by the City?
Unexpected news of a jump in sales & profits rewarded with 4.9% drop in share price
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NewsIPL managing director Jonathan Tremayne to leave in June
Tremayne has resigned after nearly six years at the helm of the Asda-owned company’s produce division
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NewsTesco lands Guus Dekkers from Airbus as new technology chief
Dekkers will take over from Edmond Mesrobian, who is retiring from the supermarket giant having held the role for the past three years
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NewsCraft brewers appeal to mults over beer best before dates
Tesco and Asda have come under fire from craft brewers
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NewsWaitrose and Iceland have saltiest loaves, says WASH
An international survey by WASH revealed this week that the average salt content of white and wholemeal breads from the UK was 0.93g per 100g
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NewsCity snapshot: 'Strong year' for Morrisons sees progress on sales, profits and debt
Morrisons has announced a 2.8% rise in annual like-for-like sales, a double-digit jump in profits and a large reduction of net debt as its recovery under CEO David Potts continues. Plus, Conviviality shares suspended “pending an announcement”, Greencore drops 30% on yesterday’s profits warning and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsTesco expands plant-based range with Swedish brand Oumph
The brand has secured a listing for three of its frozen meat alternative in 400 Tesco stores
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NewsTesco website best for low-sugar fizzy drinks, finds study
Ahead of the introduction of a new tax on sugary drinks next month, low-sugar options made up less than half of the supermarkets’ fizzy drinks
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NewsGrimsey to present government with new high streets probe
Grimsey published his first high streets review in 2013
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NewsViolence against shop workers on the increase
Injury to staff in all roles in retail doubled last year in violent attacks featuring knives and syringes
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NewsMorrisons may face £100m equal pay claim says legal firm
Legal firm Roscoe Reid claims it has attracted “hundreds” of claimants
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NewsSupermarket campylobacter levels continue falling
Percentage of chickens carrying the highest level of contamination of the bug are down to 4.5% in UK’s nine biggest supermarkets
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NewsWaitrose profits down by more than a third
Operating profit before exceptional items was down 32.1% to £172 million for the 52 weeks to 27 January
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NewsTesco picks 14 brands for 2018 incubator programme
Wheyhey, Grenade and Deliciously Ella are among the suppliers to have been accepted into Tesco’s 2018 incubator initiative
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NewsOcado improves fraud detection 15-fold with AI developments
As fraudsters change their behaviour, the new system can spot new patterns more quickly…
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NewsSainsbury's forced to change Fairly Traded tea online display
Watchdog’s ruling follows a complaint by Labour MP Stella Creasy that consumers could be duped into thinking the Sainsbury’s own-brand tea was certified by Fairtrade